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tensioning

verb
SayTEN-shuh-ning/ˈtɛnʃənɪŋ/

1 meaning of tensioning

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    verb
    Present participle and gerund of tension.

    The engineers are tensioning the suspension cables this week.

    Tensioning the fabric evenly prevents wrinkles in the finished canvas.

    Note

    A verb form that shares its spelling with the noun tension but keeps only one of the noun's meanings: putting something under strain, pulling it taut. The nervous and suspenseful senses stay with the noun, so tensioning belongs to cables, wires, belts and fabric, not to moods or plots. As a gerund it names the job itself and can stand as a subject or follow a preposition.

tensioning is a form of tension

tension, verb: To place an object under strain by pulling it tight. Full entry

Forms
tensiontensions he/she/ittensioning -ing formtensioned past tense, past participle
Spelling
tension → tensioning: add -ing

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